This quick start guide provides an overview of the basic functions and features of Excel 2016, including how to explore the ribbon, share workbooks online, insert functions and formulas, manage data with tables, and get additional training resources. It highlights tools like the Quick Access Toolbar, contextual tabs, sheet tabs, zoom and view options, and the formula bar, as well as how to find recent files, stay connected across devices, create new workbooks from templates, and send feedback.

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Quick Start Guide
New to Excel 2016? Use this guide to learn the basics.
Explore the ribbon
See what Excel can do by clicking the
ribbon tabs and exploring available tools.
Quick Access Toolbar
Keep favorite commands
permanently visible.
Discover contextual commands
Select tables, charts, or other objects
in a workbook to reveal additional tabs.
Share your work with others
Invite other people to view and
edit cloud-based workbooks.
Find whatever you need
Look up Excel commands,
get Help, or search the Web.
Switch or create sheets
Click the sheet tabs to switch
between workbook sheets or
to create new ones.
Change your view
Click the status bar buttons to
switch between view options, or
use the zoom slider to magnify
the sheet display to your liking.
Show or hide the ribbon
Click the pin icon to keep the
ribbon displayed, or hide it
again by clicking the arrow.
Insert and edit functions
Use the formula bar to view or
edit the selected cell or to insert
functions into your formulas.
Customize charts
Select a chart to quickly add,
change, or remove any existing
chart elements and formatting.

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Find recent files
Whether you only work with files stored on your PC’s local hard drive or you roam
across various cloud services, clicking File > Open takes you to your recently used
workbooks and any files that you may have pinned to your list.
Stay connected
Need to work on the go and across different devices? Click File > Account to sign
in and access your recently used files anywhere, on any device, through seamless
integration between Office, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint.
Create something
Begin with a Blank workbook to get right to work. Or save yourself a bunch of
time by selecting and then customizing a template that resembles what you need.
Click File > New, and then select or search for the template you want.
Discover contextual tools
Select relevant objects in your workbook to make contextual commands available.
For example, clicking a chart element displays the Chart Tools tab with options for
the Design and Format of a selected chart.

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Insert functions, build formulas
On the Formulas tab, click Insert Function to display the Insert Function dialog
box. Here, you can search for and insert functions, look up the correct syntax, and
even get in-depth Help about how your selected functions work.
Manage data with Excel tables
You can choose to format any range of cells in your current workbook as an Excel
table. Excel tables let you analyze and easily manage a group of related data
independently from the other rows and columns in your workbook.
Share your work with others
To invite others to view or edit your workbooks in the cloud, click the Share button
in the top right corner of the app window. In the Share pane that opens, you can
get a sharing link or send invitations to the people you select.

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Get other Quick Start Guides
Excel 2016 is just one of the newly designed apps in Office 2016. To download our
free Quick Start Guides for any of the other new versions of your favorite apps,
visit http://aka.ms/office-2016-guides.
Next steps with Excel
See what’s new in Office 2016
Explore the new and improved features in Excel 2016 and the other apps in
Office 2016. Visit http://aka.ms/office-2016-whatsnew for more information.
Get free training, tutorials, and videos for Office 2016
Ready to dig deeper into the capabilities that Excel 2016 has to offer? Visit
http://aka.ms/office-2016-training to explore our free training options.
Send us your feedback
Love Excel 2016? Got an idea for improvement to share with us? On the File menu,
click Feedback and then follow the prompts to send your suggestions directly to
the Excel product team. Thank you!
Find whatever you need
Type a keyword or phrase into the Tell me what you want to do search box on
the ribbon to quickly find the Excel features and commands you’re looking for,
to discover Help content, or to get more information online.
Look up relevant information
With Smart Lookup, Excel searches the Internet for relevant information to define
words, phrases, and concepts. Search results shown on the task pane can provide
useful context for the data and information in your workbooks.